A portrait photographer and champion swordsman when she met him in 1931, Nickolas Muray sparked a sudden desire in young Frida Kahlo, who began a sporadic affair with him that stretched over ten years. For Muray it was more than that, and Kahlo remained his true love. In 1938, when she traveled to New York for her first solo exhibition, Muray photographed her using the elaborate carbro process he had mastered in his commercial photography work. He produced a series of gloriously rich color portraits, 25 of which are presented here in large color plates—including several that are recognizable as origins for some of Kahlo's paintings. Here too are an additional 30 black and white photographs made by Muray.